Asking for Advice and/or Opinions

[dbutton12]

Looks fixable........

My tyre guy is a car tyre dealer and he went to the trouble of getting nylon rim protectors to avoid just that sort of problem but if he did not respect my bike He would be paying to have the rim sorted, I don't care how good he is at tunning he must know how much you cherish your bike if he is a true biker himself, So I say let him fix it From the pictures I would say that unless the scratches are very deep careful rubbing with wet n dry will fix a lot of it, followed by a few hours of solid polishing will probably fix it butit may not be exactly the same as new finish but you have to let him try and fix it before you start looking at taking it legal, JMHO

It takes a little elbow grease, but what you have looks fixable. Finishing up with 1600-2000 grit wet n dry paper, then compound will bring it back. Can you can trust them to do this?????????
If you want this wheel salvaged professionally, there are several places that I have sent VERY expensive car wheels to be trued/ welded/ polished, etc. I don't at this moment know if they service MC wheels, although I don't see why not. (I will check tho)...The drawback is the TIME!!! This would be something I would plan for down time (like winter). When these guys get done with a wheel, you can't tell where the repair(s) were done and they look better than new.

 

[Battersea]

You say he is your local tunesmith/bike mechanic, by the damage I would guess he used hand tools which would be a right pita.

Dedicated tyre fitting shops generally can afford big bucks fitting machines that don't damage wheels, consequently that's where I make for.